Bleh... I think I was out a little too late
last night. My head hurts, but I guess that's half the fun! Heh. I really
need a girlfriend to keep me from doing stupid things like partying all night.
:P Oh well. We got some good stuff tonight, lots of letters. Hell, I even
got my first flame! So the running total is:

"Good job" letters: 18
Flames: 1

Cool beans. By the way, dont use that as an excuse to flame me, or Google.
;)

I felt sorry for you cause you didn't get any mail, so I'm
writing. (just kidding, I have a legit question!) Anyway, I really love
the music in Chrono Cross, and I've noticed that it sounds really similar
to Xenogears'. Did Yasunori Mitsuda do XG's music? (*gah!* something I
don't know about Xenogears!!) >>Hangs head in shame<< Also, is Goog's
cat Lucifer really that evil?! My cats wake me by licking my eyelids,
but they're not THAT evil......

Rahvin

Gin'irochi:Yep, it's true. Mitsuda-san did indeed do the composures in Chrono
Cross. As for Google's cats, I really don't know. I'm just his co-worker,
I don't live with him. :P I actually live about 300 miles away in the
good 'ol state of New York. <sarcasm> yay </sarcasm>

Bloody
hell...

If you have Silver blood does that mean your nose turns silver after
heavy drinking sessions at the club? Does your blood turn a dark silver
or gray after it is depleted of oxygen and is rushing back to your heart?
Inquiring minds wish to know.

-d00bi0us

Gin'irochi:
Uh... not sure who got this or not, but a name is just a name. ;) Just
like if a person's name is John Deere (by some cruel twist of fate), it
doesn't necessarilly mean he's a tractor salesman.

Major Chrono Cross spoilers!!

Hey Gin,

First off, congrats on the weekend deal, and good job so far. Now,
on to my questions.

Yesterday, someone said they didn't think Guile was/could be
Magus. I think there's a good chance of him being Magus. Obviously, as
was mentioned, Guile floats, uses black magic, looks like Magus.
However, given what they did to a certain someone else's wardrobe and
hair color, the disparancies with Guile's clothing and mannerisms can be
dismissed, or explained away as Janus "undercover" if you wish. Then,
if he is undercover for some reason, that explains why he doesn't react
as we'd expect.

Also, when Kid's saved by someone from the Mainland, it just says
they were from the Mainland, not that they had just arrived from the
Mainland. There's a difference there, big enough to allow Guile to be
Magus. But even still, that person is most likely Norris, who saves Kid
in one of the +endings.

One last thing. You said that whoever's beaten the game knows why
Guile couldn't possibly be Magus. Can you be more specific, because I
don't remember the ending--any of the regular, non-plusgame ones--saying
anything about Guile or Magus. How is Guile prevented from being Magus?

If you don't print this, could you try to respond to me
personally? I'm really interested in why Guile couldn't be Magus,
although I won't be utterly upset if he's not.
Thanks!

Jason

Gin'irochi:
Thanks Jason. :)

In actuality, it is specifically said that the
person who saves kid came from the mainland. Anyway, about beating the
game - this next section is a major spoiler about
the end of the game. STOP READING if you don't want to be spoiled.

ahem.
Anyway... if you recall, Kid is actually Schala's clone daughter. Magus
is Schala's brother. If Guile is with you when you're on the quest putzing
around while kid is sick, then how could he possibly go save her? Say
he needs to go out to take a leak, travel 300 miles in a second, give
her the serum, then mysteriously come back? Sounds a bit fishy to me.
Besides this, in the letter from Lucca, she referrs to Magus as "Janus."
I would think that if you had Guile in your party when Kid reads the letter,
he would speak up. Yet he doesn't. And about him being undercover, why
would he need to be undercover if Kid knows the deal? Doesn't make sense
to me.

(I can't stress this enough. Debates - BAD. No
more letters on the subject please.)

Are Pee Jee?

Okay I got to ask, do you work on RPG95/2k? I don't keep up with it to much
myself. I'm a OHR user. Can you recommend any good games for either one? I've
been looking around, and other then Exile, there seems to be very few. So
whats you take on RPG Makers for the PC? Theres so many engines and
communities out there, I wanted to know which one you think is best. Oh, just
want to give a shout out to all the other RPG designers out there! I hope you
answer this, as all the other hosts never seemed to interested in RPG Makers.
Thanks for your time!
Chocobo Knight

Gin'irochi:
I've played around with RPG Maker 2k minimally. And
yes, I'll say it again. I did takethe face from the faceset. Dragoon Raven
is actually working on a sig pic for me. (Thanks!) Hopefully it'll be
done soon and I can use some original material for it. ;)

Decisions, decisions....

Hi!

I jsut started palying Chrono Cross and i was wonderring something...
I know you can't get all of the characters, but d you know when you chose
one over another? In Other word is is : "Hey, do you wanna "X" or "Y"
to join your party?" or is more like : "Oh, i see that "X" is already
in your party, well, "Y" won't join you then"...??

Sadd

Gin'irochi:
Well, usually it's "You have X, so Y is now not available."

Sometimes there are other things that stand in
your way. "You DON'T have X, so Y isn't available," as in the
case with Glenn. (Glenn kicks ass.) Other times, plotlines cause characters
to leave.

StarCube stuff

Gin "Hug Me and I Burp" irochi-

I was just wondering a few things:

- Why in the name of little baby Jesus would nintendo make such an
unappealing looking system. It's a cube. WoooOOOoooo. I'd imagine it wouldn't
be very transport freindly. Why couldn't it be nice and compact like the
Dreamcast?

- Did ya see the Gannon/Link sword fight on the Gamecube? Pretty sweet
looking I say... Now only if it gets some good games...

- What are they going to name the games? Heaven forbid they come up with some
original names. What about Super Mario GC? Shoot me now...

- Metriod possible on Gamecube. What's your opinion?

That about does it.
-Magus Darkstar-
P.S. - I would just like to say I emailed Goog a long while ago saying Fox
would nix the first episode of Escaflowne. He didn't believe me. I would just
like to say...

"Told ya so."

Gin'irochi:
1.) Well, that's Nintendo's decision. Probably to keep in with the "Cube"
theme. It does however have a strap on the back for transport.
2.) Nope. Didn't have the honor of seeing that clip. But I did see a still,
and I was quite impressed.
3.) I think that would be interesting to see. I
really hope they don't do that stupid "64" stuf all over again
with the GameCube. I really think that a gorilla on various mind-altering
drugs could come up with more original names. Bah.
4.) Metroid just kicks ass in any form, so I'm all for it on GameCube.
Ahh... the days of Justin Baily...

What is Radical Dreamers??? I mean I've seen it mentioned but I'm sooo
clueless! Tell this poor young woman with an addiction to saying nutbunnies!

Ok I have 1 more question, are the cut scenes or whatever in CC like FF9? I
mean do they have voice overs or just sound effects and such?

Ohh! Thought of one more! My sister (who is such a pain since she refuses to
EVER admit she's wrong no matter what. Darn basement dweller.) says that the
Final Fantasy movie has characters from 7 in there. She claims she's seen
pics. (Which I say are just bogus possibly renders from someone with a 3d
program thing.) She's totally wrong. Right? I am right aren't I? *pleading
look in her eyes*

Gin'irochi:
OK, here we go. Radical Dreamers was a Japan-only game for SNES. It was
text based, belive it or not, and basically a quasi-sequel to Chrono Trigger.

The cut scenes in Chrono Cross are like the cutscenes
of the Final Fantasy series - no voiceovers are featured. As for there
being Final Fantasy 7 characters, I'd say it's a crock. You have to remember,
all the voices for the characters have been announced, and none of which
were characters from any of the Final Fantasies. On top of this,
the developers of the games don't use characters over again (except maybe
Cid and the Chocobos... moogles... that kind of stuff) becauser they like
"new experiences and faces after working so long with the same ones."
Said it themselves in a back issue of PSM.

Movie buffs, they ain't.

I guess I'm just being a stiffler, then again maybe I'm just trying to
boast my own superiority, but there already is a Final Fantasy movie. It
is broken up into four parts, on two video cassettes. Maybe it is just
some underground thing...who knows

Draxus

Gin'irochi:
Figured I might as well clear this up while on the subject. While there
is a "movie," it doesn't really count - it isn't a full length
motion picture, and it was also never released in theatres. While it is
a movie, it's merely an anime representation. The upcoming movie is going
to be a full length cinematic experience. I for one can't wait.

Quickies

I got Dragon Warrior 2,3, and 4 for only $8.27!! AH hahahahahahahahaha.

I'm happy for you. Really I am.

Can you change characters using the tele-porter device other than on
the world map? If so, how and where?

You can also change characters at save points.

Mr T's van is faster than your truck any day foo.

Mr. T is my hero.

What's in your closet?

Miscellaneous illegal substances and dead bodies. Be afraid. ¬ ¬

Mr. Irochi, (ha, what a silly intro)

if "Guile" was Janus they'd have called him "Magil" because the entire
intro text to Magical Dreamers is available in Chronopolis (with Gil being
named Magil)

Good point. I failed to point that out in my explaination above. You get
a cookie! (:.)

Arr... Chrono Cross be a pirate adventure!

Arr.... Cheese!

The Last Laugh:

Gin'irochi: Well, that concludes my session of weekend of question
answering goodness. Google will be back tomorrow, so make me proud and give
him good material. Oh yeah, I got a lot of letters about the Mr. T references
I made, one of which contained a link to Mr.
T vs. Everything. Enjoy, suckah!